Park Ridge police have announced an arrest in the 2013 break-in of an Advocate Medical Group office where computers containing personal patient information were stolen.
Marcus A. Miller, 48, of the 2100 block of South Tonne Road, Arlington Heights, was arrested Oct. 30 and charged with one count of burglary in connection with the early morning July 15, 2013 break-in at 205 W. Touhy Ave. Police announced Miller’s arrest on Nov. 7.
Miller was identified as a suspect based on forensic evidence that was recovered from the burglary scene, said Deputy Police Chief Lou Jogmen. Jogmen declined to release additional details about that evidence, as investigators are still looking for another person believed to have been involved.
“We’ve got one [suspect], but it’s still an open investigation,” he said.
Miller was in Cook County Jail custody on unrelated burglary and drug charges when he was charged with the Advocate office burglary, authorities said. He is being held on $75,000 bond and is expected back in court on Dec. 4.
Four computers were reported stolen in the Advocate burglary, which led to concerns that the personal information of as many as four million patients had been compromised.
According to Advocate, the computers contained information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and “limited clinical information” dating back to the 1990s. The medical group offered patients free credit monitoring and identity theft protection following the theft.
Jogmen said Park Ridge police have not been made aware of any identity theft tied to the stolen computers. Advocate Health Care also reported no such cases.
“There is no indication that patient information has been used inappropriately as a result of the 2013 breach,” Advocate said in a Nov. 7 statement. “We continue to believe the computers were not stolen for the information they contained.”
The medical building at 205 W. Touhy Ave. has since been demolished to make way for construction of a 115-unit apartment building.
The U.S. Secret Service assisted Park Ridge in its investigation.